European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday March 21,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 27 sports wire Dickerson says he prefers pasture to Colts from wire reports Indianapolis a Eric Dickerson who came to Indianapolis Colts in 1987 in one of the biggest swaps i nil history says he would rather retire than St the be Safsel pro running Back frustrated by injuries much of last season has one year left on his cugeneral11 manager Jim Irsay Calls Dickinson a stance a a slam in the face to the organization and the tans. Dickerson who first dropped hints of retirement on a television talk show last fall finished the season with 311 Yards Rushing third Best in the nil despite a nag Bine hamstring injury and a constant pounding by opponents he indicated one reason for his decision was the inability of the Colts offensive line to protect him. A i mean its like taking a revolver and putting a Bullet in it and spinning it around and sticking it to my head and sooner or later a Bullet is going to come out and kill me. And that a the Chance in a taking a Dickerson said in a television interview taped last week in los Angeles and aired monday night by an Indianapolis station. Dickerson the seventh leading rusher m nil history with 11,226 Yards in seven seasons has sought permission to talk with five teams a Washington Philadelphia Houston the new York giants and the los Angeles raiders a about a possible Trade said Irsay who has Given Dickerson until april 15 to seek employment elsewhere. Dickerson reportedly plans to sell his Indianapolis Home and already has begun moving out furniture. Irsay said he doubted Dickerson would retire although a year away from football might help him a resolve this thing in his in the interview aired by a Fri of Indianapolis on monday Dickerson said a you wont see Eric Back again. In a through with football. They the Colts know it. In a finished. A right now i really done to love the game that much a he said. A i done to love it like i did at one time. But rather than stay in Indianapolis and take the pounding that in a taking id rather focusing on Europe to London a the world league of american football Hopes to sign european to contracts for its first season in 1991 within 30 Days. The league aiming to popularize a an american experience in lands where soccer is King also is looking toward Eastern Europe and has been approached about a Moscow franchise As Early As 1992, president Tex Schramm said tuesday. The first 10-game season starts March 23, 1991, with the championship game in the Home City of one of the finalists june 9. The Olaf underwritten and directed by the National football league will begin play with four of its 12 teams in Europe. Schramm said the most Likely cities for initial franchises Are London Frankfurt bar Celona and Milan. Orlando fla., and five other unpacked . Cities along with Montreal and Mexico City make up the rest of the league. With some $50 million in . To contracts signed with Abc and Usa Cable Schramm said he came to Europe this week to a Start to finalize negotiations with to networks Here. A we know that in Europe television is entirely different. Language is one thing and no one network covering All of Europe is another a Schramm said. A you have to make your Deal in each he declined to estimate How High the european contracts might go. The former president of the Dallas cowboys said that while interest in football is High in Britain traditional to networks such As the British broadcasting corp. Are reluctant to air entire games live. Europe a fledgling satellite to networks Are More receptive to live coverage of football and Schramm said that at least in Britain he would be aiming for a two tiered to Deal of live games and taped highlights. The Olaf rosters will be stocked through a draft with players described by Schramm As a not the Joe Montana the Elways the Dan marinos or the Lawrence Taylors. Just below battered in Florida key Biscayne fla. A Jean Leurian of France overcame three set Points in the first set and upset second ranked Boris Becker 7-6 7-36-1 tuesday in the third round of the International players championships. Leurian trailed 3-1 in the first set when the match was suspended monday because of rain. The Frenchman seeded 32d and ranked 46th, faced three set Points when trailing 5-3, but overcame them to win the game. He broke Beckers serve to tie the set 5-5, forced a tiebreaker and scored the final four Points in the tiebreaker. Leurian then dominated the second set to win in 91 Bear to join Graybeard far Hills . A Jack Nicklaus one of the worlds most successful golfers has elected to participate in the senior tour beginning this year. Nicklaus had originally resisted joining the seniors circuit altogether but instead has decided to compete in certain events. The 28-year Veteran of the pea tour will make his first appearance on the senior tour at the . Senior open championship beginning june 28. He became eligible to compete among the seniors when he turned 50 on Jan. 21.nhl near a crisis on North stars Chicago a the nil is near a a a crisis stage concerning the Minnesota North stars application to relocate to san Francisco and must act quickly league president John Ziegler said monday. A Over the 13 years in be been Here we be had a number of crises and there comes a time when you have to come to a decision a Ziegler said after the leagues Board of governors met to review the North stars situation and continue discussions on expansion. Asked if the North stars application had reached a crisis stage Ziegler said a a we re getting near. A decision must be made. April 9 is the Date upon which the request to Transfer is to be considered by the Board. The longer it takes to come to a Resolution the More problems we create for Fields 8 cars for indy trials Indianapolis a the Penske racing team entered eight cars for three former Indianapolis 500 winners monday including defending Champion Emerson Fittipaldi and three time Winner Rick Mears. The Indianapolis motor Speedway opens for practice on saturday May 5, with qualifications scheduled May 12-13 and May 19-20 for the May 27 race. The eight Penske Chevy entries a two for each of the former winners and two others with no Driver listed a raised the total received by the Speedway to 51. More than 90 Are expected by the april 2 hockey hitting Europe London a the fledgling global hockey league announced its proposed european division will Start nov. 1 with a minimum four teams in England France Germany and Czechoslovakia. League chairman Michael Gobuty told a news conference he Hopes two other european franchises will also Start the 1990-91 season with another two to join in 1991-92. The league earlier announced that North american franchises will be placed in Albany . Providence . California the Southeastern United states Saskatoon Saskatchewan and Hamilton considering Florida Austin Texas a now that Tom Penders has turned things around for the Texas basketball program followers Are wondering if his fancy Isnit turning to another coaching Job. Penders returned to Austin on monday after guiding the longhorns to the Mcaa Midwest regional semifinals and was immediately bombarded with questions about his future. Penders is reportedly interested in the Florida Job. The Dallas morning news says Penders is the gators no. 1 Choice and that Texas will have to come up with a significant salary increase to keep him. Texas athletic director Ledoss Dodds said he knew of Florida a interest in the 44-year-old coach and already was looking at increasing Pendersn package of nearly $300,000 a year. The morning news said sources indicate Florida might be willing to put together a package approaching $500,000. Penders refused to talk about the possibility of going to rallies for playoff Road Victory by Rob Staggenborg staff writer Darmstadt West Germany a Lamar Oden and Harold Richardson sparked a late 15-2 Wiesbaden run As the Tagles rallied to overtake Darmstadt 83- o m the opening game of the v corps Oest of three semifinal series tuesday. With the win Wiesbaden holds a 1-0 to today superstition an to wednesdays programs �?o600 Abc world news �?o630 can sports tonight woo Abc nightlife a a 30 just Lor kids �?o35 sesame Street jews morning stretch la Quot a King show �?o05 grand Ole opry live imn e�01 Fortune news. 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